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Quarterly Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index by Expenditure Groups, 1998 December -  2004 December Quarter.
(Base year; 1977=100)

  All Groups Food Drinks Tobacco & betel nut Clothing & Footwear Rents,Council charges,Fuel & Power Household Equipment & Operation Transport & Communication Miscellaneous
Weight (%) 100 40.9 20.0 6.2 7.2 5.3 13.0 7.5
Quarter Ended                
1998                
December 450.1 415.3 613.4 300.5 222.3 367.6 615.3 318.5
1999                
March 437.2 419.9 529.5 305.3 222.8 389.6 624.6 311.6
June 447.8 429.1 512.3 312.3 222.8 403.7 695.3 313.7
September 495.1 484 565.6 332.9 226.4 451.3 765 327.7
December 509.5 493.1 590 348.9 230.4 475.5 786.4 334.3
2000                
March 522.9 503.4 599.7 360.8 241.1 483.1 802.8 377.7
June 545.6 513.1 656.8 367.9 241.2 497.3 850.5 377.1
September 555.5 526.4 671 380.5 239.2 487.2 864.5 372.2
December 560.3 531.1 671.8 394.2 247.2 486 875.3 372.6
2001                
March 569.3 533 692.5 401.3 247.2 501.1 884.6 394.2
June 588.6 553.7 733.4 414 257.6 493.8 890.9 402.3
September 611.2 588.7 760.1 426.1 257.6 496.8 904.1 406.2
December 618.3 597.4 762.4 437.9 266.3 498.6 915.9 408.1
2002                
March 629 617.9 766.5 445.1 264.7 502.3 936.2 386.3
June 644.1 649.5 766.6 453.7 261.2 517.1 939.6 394.9
September 686.1 689.6 822.8 462.6 261.2 544.4 1028.4 407.3
December 709.9 703.8 868 466.5 273.4 561.7 1078.9 412.9
2003                
March 753.9 764.5 936.3 467.7 283.5 599.3 1,248.7 454.4
June 766.2 746.5 919.9 474.5 281.9 601.3 1,248.8 458.3
September 766.8 750.7 906.9 485.1 281.9 613.2 1,250.3 460.1
December 769.8 752.1 919.6 485.4 277.1 612.2 1,250.7 462.5
2004                
March 780.7 753.9 946.9 486.1 287.1 600.3 1246.9 529.4
June 780.7 767.4 926.1 494.0 291.2 607.0 1225.1 533.5
September 778.3 760.5 906.7 492.6 304.9 609.3 1250.0 534.4
December 788.1 747.7 981.5 488.9 320.6 602.0 1246.7 533.6
 

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